- Published on September 18, 2025
- In AI Features
Here are the 8 New Tech Firms Scaling Under IndiaAI Mission’s Phase 2
With these selections, IndiaAI has now created a 12-company cohort, tasked with building the backbone of India’s sovereign AI ecosystem.
- By Mohit Pandey
IndiaAI Mission has announced the selection of eight firms for the second phase of its foundation model initiative. As AIM exclusively reported on September 12, 2025, the list includes BharatGen, Tech Mahindra, and Fractal, along with Avataar.ai, ZenteiQ.ai, Genloop, NeuroDX (IntelliHealth), and Shodh AI.
The government announced the list at the curtain raiser event of the IndiaAI Impact Summit. The event by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) is scheduled for February 2026. With this, the total number of firms under the Mission’s foundation model program has gone up to 12. It includes four previously selected players—Sarvam AI, Soket AI Labs, gnani.ai, and Gan.AI.
The mission’s goal is to build indigenous large language and multim
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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